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It happened this week…

Jun32006

This is the week that was in matters musical…

1964, The Rolling Stones make their American concert debut at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, MA…

1967, The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band … the album will go on to win a number of Grammys and be hailed by many as one of the most influential rock albums ever, both for its songs and its production…

1969, Blind Faith makes its live debut at a free concert in London’s Hyde Park … an estimated 150,000 people attend the show … the group, consisting of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech, will disband the following October after a U.S. tour that Winwood describes as “vulgar, crude, disgusting [and] lacking in integrity”…

1972, Grand Funk Railroad sells out its concert at Shea Stadium within 72 hours of the on-sale … this breaks the previous box-office record there, held by The Beatles…

1980, The Grateful Dead celebrates 15 years together at an anniversary concert in Phoenix, AZ…

1992, after over one million votes on the Elvis postage stamp are received, Priscilla Presley announces from the Graceland lawn that the ’50s-era King prevailed … fans had a choice between the young Elvis and the portly, chops-bearing King in his Vegas years … young Elvis took home 851,200 votes while the Vegas King garnered 277,723…

1997, the body of singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley turns up in a harbor on the Mississippi River confirming that he had indeed drowned … Buckley had disappeared days earlier after wading into the river fully clothed while a friend swam nearby…

1999, the incomparable Mel Torme dies from complications of a stroke he suffered three years earlier that ended his career…

2000, the National Fatherhood Institute names country singer Tim McGraw its Father of the Year during its annual summit … the organization cites McGraw’s commitment to children’s charities and his commitment to his own family … in an ironic twist, McGraw and fellow country star Kenny Chesney are arrested the next day in Buffalo, NY, after Chesney steals a mounted police officer’s steed … McGraw allegedly attacks deputies trying to stop Chesney … the pair will be acquitted of all charges the following May … this continues McGraw’s streak of unfortunate events for this week … a year earlier in the same week, he and 400 attendees of his charity concert were forced to evacuate the 7th House in Pontiac, MI, after a female fan pepper-sprayed a man she claimed groped her … McGraw collapsed mid-song from the spray as the exodus began…

2002, KISS bassist-media mogul Gene Simmons announces the launch of Gene Simmons Tongue magazine … the Maxim-ish publication features plenty of scantily clad babes as well as interviews with musicians … preliminary sales of the magazine prompt Simmons to proclaim, “We have a huge smash!” … the magazine lasts for only five issues despite his claim…

2003, early reports indicate Led Zeppelin’s three-disc live album How the West Was Won will debut at #1 on the U.S. album chart … rapper 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’ ends up at #2 … Chester Bennington, lead singer for Linkin Park, is hospitalized with severe back and abdominal pains in Los Angeles … plans for festival dates in Europe are scrapped as a result …

2004, Velvet Revolver’s highly anticipated debut album Contraband makes its online debut courtesy of MTV.com … fans can preview the entire album on the website prior to its June 8 release … the group features former Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, with former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland handling vocals … the album will go platinum within two months … no comment from Axl…

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